# 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1154129` · 2015-02-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBLE COVER UP BY GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON HAD SEVERAL KEYS ON HIS KEY CHAIN. THE KEYS BEGAN TO SWING BACK AND FORTH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. HER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*